Recent News And Stuff
Posting has been light here not because of a lack of things to do on my part, but rather, I've been a bit busy as of late. Which is good. And besides, there's always my non-training site over at KevinCreighton.com,…
But I live in a good neighborhood!
And to be fair, yes, yes I do. But good neighborhoods offer the illusion of security, without any increase in actual security. In fact, chances are, the robber's job is even easier in a "good neighborhood," for several reasons. People…
Respond The Right Way
News is coming in of a horrific attack inside the subways of New York City. Multiple people have been shot, and things are still confusing as to what exactly happened and just how bad things really are. It's very common…
TacCon 2022
Greg mentioned the dearth of reports from TacCon this year, due in part to the slow death of gun blogging. Heck, I'm a part of that death, I'll admit it. I don't blog here like I used to because writing…
Not Old. Not Fat. Not White. Not Guys.
A recent survey by the University of Chicago confirms what I’ve been seeing for a long, long time. The stereotype of the white, conservative male gun owner is must that: A stereotype. 86 percent of first-time buyers identified in the…
The Word That Dare Not Speak Its Name
Andy Stamford uses a word in the first five minutes of his interview with Lee Weems that is almost completely absent from the firearms training industry, and that word is “exercise.” He’s using it in the military sense of the…
The Drunk Uncle Problem
You do everything the right way. You stay in Condition Yellow when you're outside the house. You get your concealed carry license, and you carry a gun everywhere it's permissible by law. You have a flashlight, medical gear and less-lethal…
Armed And Fabulous
One of the most eye-opening classes from last year’s TacCon was John Hearne’s “Who Wins, Who Loses, And Why.” I filled up almost an entire notebook with notes in just eight hours of classroom time in that class, it was…
22 Pew Pew
I had a student bring a Glock 44 to her CCW pistol test. I shot it, and I immediately knew I needed to get one. It was so much FREAKING FUN to shoot. It had all the fun that a…